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Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia i
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Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Demidoff Mine early head frame, Nizhnii Tagil, Ural, ca. 1910

Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Demidoff Mine early head frame, Nizhnii Tagil, Ural, ca. 1910

Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Demidoff Mine early head frame, Nizhnii Tagil, Ural, ca. 1910

Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

57° North , 59° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~64km

GRN:

N39E24

Type:

Deposit

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

2804

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:2804:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Меднорудянск, Меднорудянское

Cu and Fe deposit.

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ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Iron

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22 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

ⓘ Anilite

Formula: Cu₇S₄

ⓘ 'Asperolite'

Formula: near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O

References:

Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu₂(OH)₃Cl

References:

Dana 6:173.

ⓘ Brochantite (TL)

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Type Locality:

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

ⓘ Crocoite

Formula: PbCr⁶⁺O₄

References:

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

ⓘ Cyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

References:

Sumin, N. G. (1941): Cyanotrichite from Mednorudiansk and Kounrad deposits. Acad. Sci. URSS, B., Ser. Geol.. 6, 77-84. (in Russian with English summary)

ⓘ Delafossite (TL)

Formula: Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂

Type Locality:

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Dokuchaevite

Formula: Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃

References:

Sumin N.G. (1949) Trudy Mineralogicheskogo Muzeya AN SSSR, v.1, p. 93 (in Rus.)

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

welcome-ural.ru (n.d.) http://welcome-ural.ru/tours/178/.

ⓘ Hematite var. Martite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

welcome-ural.ru (n.d.) http://welcome-ural.ru/tours/178/.

ⓘ Karpinskite (TL)

Formula: (Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)

Type Locality:

References:

American Mineralogist 42 (1957), 584

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 2 (1995), 402.

ⓘ Libethenite

Formula: Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)

References:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Ponomarev, V.S., Erokhin, Yu.V., Pekov, V.I., and Chukanov, N.V. [Пономарув, В.С., Ерохин, Ю.В., Пеков, В.И., и Чуканов, Н.В.] (2017) Santabarbaraite from the oxidation zone of the Mednorudyansk field is the first finding in the Urals [Сантабарбараит из зоны окисления Меднорудянского месторождения - первая находка на Урале]. News of the Ural State Mining University [Известия Уральского Государственного Горного Университета], 4 (48), 36-41 (in Russian).

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Petersite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

References:

Sustavov, S. G., Britvin, S. N., Yapaskurt, V. O., Kleimenov, D. A., Pekov, I. V. (2023) Petersite-(Y) from the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit (Middle Urals, Russia) and Its Crystal Structure. Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) 2, 80-93 doi:10.31857/s0869605523020090

Sustavov, S. G.; Britvin, S. N.; Yapaskurt, V. O.; Kleimenov, D. A.; Pekov, I. V. (2024) Petersite-(Y) from the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit (Central Urals) and Its Crystal Structure. Geology of Ore Deposits, 66 (7). 1034-1043 doi:10.1134/s1075701524700193

ⓘ Pseudomalachite

Formula: Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄

References:

Hermann (1846) Journal für praktische Chemie, Leipzig: 37: 184

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Demidoff Mine, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

welcome-ural.ru (n.d.) http://welcome-ural.ru/tours/178/.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

welcome-ural.ru (n.d.) http://welcome-ural.ru/tours/178/.

ⓘ Santabarbaraite

Formula: Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O

Description: As pseudomorphs after vivianite crystals inside reniform and cellular limonite.

References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Anilite	2.BA.10	Cu₇S₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Atacamite	3.DA.10a	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Delafossite (TL)	4.AB.15	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Martite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Brochantite (TL)	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Cyanotrichite	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Crocoite	7.FA.20	PbCr⁶⁺O₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Libethenite	8.BB.30	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Dokuchaevite	8.BB.45	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃
ⓘ	Pseudomalachite	8.BD.05	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
ⓘ	Santabarbaraite	8.CE.80	Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Petersite-(Y)	8.DL.15	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Karpinskite (TL)	9.EC.60	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Asperolite'	-	near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Asperolite	near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
H	ⓘ Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Santabarbaraite	Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Asperolite	near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Crocoite	PbCr⁶⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Delafossite	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
O	ⓘ Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Hematite var. Martite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Santabarbaraite	Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Asperolite	near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
P	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
P	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
P	ⓘ Santabarbaraite	Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Anilite	Cu₇S₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Crocoite	PbCr⁶⁺O₄
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Delafossite	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Hematite var. Martite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Santabarbaraite	Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Anilite	Cu₇S₄
Cu	ⓘ Asperolite	near CuSiO₃ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Delafossite	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂
Cu	ⓘ Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Petersite-(Y)	(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu₆(PO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Crocoite	PbCr⁶⁺O₄

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geo.web.ru (n.d.) http://geo.web.ru/druza/l-Mednorud.htm

Popov, V.A., Popova, V.I., Blinov, I.A., Ponomarev, V.S. (2015) Minerals of the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 20, issue 3, 128 pp.

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